Breaking the Bank Dust off that suit, don that mask, and prepare to do your best Michael Mann monologue. Starbreeze has announced that it has finally scored a publishing deal for its long-in-development multiplayer sequelPayday 3, essentially guaranteeing that the troubled title will finally see daylight. The developer announced that it had entered intoa $50 million USD co-publishing dealwith Swedish holding group Koch Media – a deal that sees Payday 3 “fully financed” and ready to enter its remaining development phases....

In the years since it hit the PS2,Persona 4made quite the rounds. There’s been aPersona 4anime, aPersona 4manga, aPersona 4fighting game, and soon aPersona 4portable remake. Now you may add “novel” to that list, as Atlus have started the presses on a new spin-offPersonalight novel series. It’s called“Persona 4 x Detective Naoto”and stars ace detective Naoto Shirogane, the only member of the original Investigation Team with actual detective experience (and a gun license)....

Pokémon Gois introducing a new type of microtransaction and seasonal content this year with the Wonder Ticket. ThePokémon GoWonder Ticket is, in a way, like a limited-time seasonal pass in a way that lets players unlock rewards while the World of Wonders season is ongoing if they complete three sets of Timed Researches. But is it worth it? Pokémon Go Wonder Ticket price, explained The Wonder Ticket costs players $9.99 USD in the United States, and the roughly equivalent amount in other currencies around the world....

During the Ubisoft Forward Stream, the company has again assured us that their remake ofPrince of Persia: The Sands of Timestill exists. Except it’s coming in 2026. They told us this during an extremely brief nothing of a teaser. Considering this is the series’ 35th anniversary and they’re making a big deal of it, they probably wanted thePrince of Persia: The Sands of Timeremake to hit this year, but things don’t sound like they’re going that well with achange of developers back in 2022....

Register it now to Club Nintendo I downloadedTank! Tank! Tank!yesterdayfor free on the Wii U eShop, and I have to say, despite the fact that itmay not be worth a full retail asking price, it’s agreattime-wasting free download. But it seems as if that’s not the only thing it’s good for, as an astute reader pointed out this morning that the game also counts towards your Club Nintendo membership. If you simply connect your Club Nintendo account to your Wii U (a one-time requirement) and downloadTank!...

Because they thought you didn’t have enough No Doubt in yourRock Bandcollection, MTV Games and Harmonix are putting the band’s entireTragic Kingdomon the Music Store next week. Actually, it’s putting the rest of it on the Music Store, as a slew of tracks — mostly the album’s hit singles — are already available: “Don’t Speak,” “Spiderwebs,” “Excuse Me Mr.,” “Sunday Morning,” and “Just a Girl.” So here’s what will complete the disc:...

A new chapter in the Angry Birds franchise You didn’t think Rovio was going to stop putting outAngry Birdsgames anytime soon, did you? Because the studio has just announced “a never before seen part of theAngry BirdsUniverse,” titledAngry Birds Stella. Stella refers to the pink bird in the header picture, who joins a group of friends and struggles to stay alive in a new world. From the looks of it, an Evil Queen is present in the background in her castle, which is giving this a real “Snow White” Disney vibe....

Maybe everything is meaningless? Evo has gone from being a relatively small scale passion project to a phenomena enjoyed by millions, but it only happens once a year. Thankfully, we haveSaltybetto fill the empty spaces in the remaining 362 days in the year. When there is an actual tournament, the site will broadcast the event and let you bet fictional funds (measured in long running Capcom currency “Zenny”) on the matches as they happen....

Octopi and secrets and drag, oh my! The era that arguably made me the gamer I am today was the three-and-a-half-year span the Game Boy Advance ruled my life. I was 16 when it was released, and it was the first video game device I purchased with my own money. I didn’t have to wait for a birthday or holiday. The September after it first dropped, I took the bus over to the next town and dropped around $150 on the indigo purple version along with copies ofThe Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasonsand Super Mario Advance....

What a great concept: occult space travel One of my favorite collections has to bemySMT/Personabox(which I just recently added a giant Take Your Heart edition forPersona 5to that I need to consolidate). It’s one of those icebreaker series that’s easy to introduce RPG fans to, especially when they don’t realize how long and storied its been. For me, the occult themes, a setting that a lot of modern day projects shy away from, is what brings me back time after time....

Nice Super Smash Bros. Ultimateis pretty much knocking it out of the park in every respect. It’s doing incredibly critically and commercially, crushing it in multiple regions. But in Japan, it’s doing very, very well for itself. According to information from Game Data Library,Smash Ultimateon Switch has outsold everySmash Bros.game in existence in five weeks in Japan, including the previous top-spot in the region: the 3DS edition ofSuper Smash Bros. Yep,Ultimatebeat out three years ofSmash3DS sales in five weeks, when the handheld was still wildly popular over there....

Angus Young probably sees the appeal The community for Nintendo’s popular arena-shooterSplatoon 2were left scratching their heads a little last month. Having been told that news was coming on June 9 that would“Shock the World”. It turned out to be that some “Spy Gear” was to made available for your squid kid to wear in battle. Clearly the bar has been somewhat lowered for “shock”. Regardless, the new outfits are part of an exclusive partnership with CoroCoro comic, which prints theSplatoonmanga series in Japan....

In the lead-up toFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Square Enix has shared a recap of the original game’s story, set from the perspective of Red XIII. The recap comes as both Square Enix and fans are counting down the days untilRebirth‘s release on July 24, 2025. The recap starts with a description of Midgar and the ShinRa Electric Power Company, set to a chilling rendition of Sephiroth’s theme. As Cloud, Barret and other members of Avalanche are introduced, the music starts to become more hopeful as Cloud meets Aerith following the Sector 8 reactor explosion....